Trump has announced that
he will not be making the White House visitor logs public. This lack of
transparency does not bode well for an administration that is already
deemed untrustworthy by the majority of its citizens (according to the
latest Gallup poll). However, both the Senate and House have introduced
legislation, which would require the president to disclose visitor logs
for anywhere the president does business. Here's what we can do: 1) Contact our Reps and ask that they
cosponsor and support H.R. 1711 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1711,
2) Contact members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, and tell them we support H.R. 1711 and expect it to proceed to a
House vote: https://oversight.house.gov/subcommittee/full-committee/,
3) Contact our Senators and ask that they cosponsor and support S.721
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/721,
4) Contact the members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs and tell them we support S.721 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/about

While
the White House undermines climate-change efforts with the blessing of
Congress, let’s put pressure on our state legislatures. Carbon taxes
incentivize shifts from fossil fuels to clean energy and energy
efficiency. https://www.carbontax.org/states/
If you live in WA, OR, NY, MA, RI, VT, or Boulder, CO, write to your state
reps and tell them to pass the bills that have been introduced there. If
you live elsewhere, write your state legislators and demand that they file
carbon tax legislation.

The
first Dreamer has been deported despite Trumps promises to protect
children. Juan Montes, now 23, has
been in the US since he was nine.
Rep. King (R-IA) (of
“somebody else’s baby” fame) had the nerve to tweet a toast to the Border
Patrol saying “First
non-valedictorian DREAMer deported. Border Patrol, this one’s for you,”
and includes a photograph of a mug full of beer. http://thehill.com/latino/329414-steve-king-toasts-dreamer-deportation
Let’s let this guy knows that his days in the House are numbered and that
where ever we live, we will work to make that true.

Other Actions

Are you a Twitter
newbie and trying to figure out who to follow? We can build our network,
and the network of the #resistance, by searching for the
"Indivisible" groups in our states and "following"
them. For example, a search for "indivisible CO" will yield at
least six Colorado twitter accounts that affiliate themselves with the
Indivisible Guide folks (@indivisibleteam). The people who run these
accounts are usually quite active and organize local events, so following
them is a great way for us to get informed about what's going on in our
areas!

We
all have reservations, don’t we?
Let’s call the reservations department at the Trump Hotel
properties (855-878-6700) and tell them our reservations about Trump and
his administration. Start your
phone conversation by saying, “Hello, I’m calling about my
reservations……..” Be polite!

There is no Planet B --
Bees and other pollinators are in trouble—and our lives depend on them. We
can each make a difference, one garden, one window box, and one outdoor
pot at a time. The Pollinator Partnership offers free pollinator-friendly
planting guides so you can help sustain the pollinators that, in turn,
sustain us.http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm

The Women's
March has launched their seventh action item, “We Belong Together”, as
part of their 10 Actions/100 Days campaign. “We Belong Together” focuses
on how children can participate in the resistance and build community, and
lists out multiple ways we can participate. Let's check out the website
and see if we can choose at least one action item that speaks to us: https://www.womensmarch.com/webelongtogether/

Instead of focusing on the wrong
that was done, this judge thought it better to praise the perpetrator in
this rape case. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-utah-judge-bishop-rape-20170414-story.html
The attitude of this judge
is repugnant and speaks to some larger issues in our society. Let’s send a postcard to Judge Low
(Judge Thomas Low, Utah County, 125 North 100 West, Provo, UT.
84601) and then a postcard to
Director Jennifer Yim of the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission at Utah State Capitol
Complex, Senate Building, E-330, P.O. Box 142330, Salt Lake City, Utah
84114-6800 to call for his
removal from the bench.

RISE
Stronger is working to become the largest citizen watchdog organization in
the United States with the mission of empowering Americans to monitor and
take action in response to the Trump Administration, Congress, and state
and local governments. It is group citizens who want to hold our
government and public officials accountable. Let’s all join RISE so that we can be part of this national
effort: https://www.risestronger.org/

Petitions to Sign

Two members of Congress, Rep. Ted Lieu
and Sen. Ed Markey, have proposedurgent legislation to prevent the U.S.
president from starting a nuclear war without a declaration of war by
Congress. Let’s show our
agreement: https://petitions.signforgood.com/TrumpNukes

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Rogan’s List is a daily, thoroughly vetted action list for people who are unhappy with the current administration and who want to become more politically involved, but do not have time for the research. The compiler, Susan Goodrich Rogan, is a retired librarian who has worked in university, community college, and elementary school libraries. She is the mother of eleven and the grandmother of nine..